Recent content by J!m

Looks like the Echo is the preferred one. I have an Echo (gas) trimmer and leaf blower and both have been decent quality, with zero repairs needed in close to ten years of use. Not even a spark plug yet! I bemoan another battery system, but price : performance ratio is on the mark there for my...

More Africa camping, 2001. That's Ed behind the 101 door and I think Shane is inside the 101

North Africa, 2001. Trying to repair the rear tub, as it was dropping onto the frame and the back door was having issues... (I'm in prison orange; my rider, Wilson, is in blue) Shane, who drove the 101, is behind us.

If 1/4" ID is sufficient, I'd go with these... https://www.mcmaster.com/products/~/color-shape-match-quick-disconnect-hose-couplings-for-air-and-water/flow-control~with-shut-off/?s=water+quick+connect

I have always run 255/85-16 on the stock 5.5" wide Rover wheel. Wheel should be wider, but it works. (I run the tube wheel tubeless, so beads are easier to break for repairs as needed- no issue losing a bead on some nasty "roads" over the years) I like the "geek" look- very similar to the first...

I've not visited for a while but it's great to see your progress! I recognize many of the same places you are visiting! I was there in February, so the scenery was quite different, but we drove a lot of the same roads and visited a lot of the same places. Keep going!

I just got the kit to mount the shovel to my wing top. Didn't the old jeeps mount a shovel on the side of the tub? The kit (from Rovers North) would work for that too I'm sure. And they even sell shovels, if you don't want to track down ex-MOD ones.

I didn’t know these existed! Added to my Amazon cart!

I used a boat demand pump in Africa and recycled it into the Defender. I was able to get two showers and two shaves out of a5-gallon can that lived on the back door for solar heating all day. Nice hot water when we made camp each night. The defender set up uses a heat exchanger and a fixed...

It’s the 21st century. We need a carbon fiber option.

Mine is set up for a shower, but it can be used for other things. My tank is permanent and stainless steel. (Fills from inside the truck) I have a marine demand pump that pulls it up and through a “whole house” water filter. Then it splits and half goes through a plate heat exchanger under...

I’ve got plenty of old ammo cans kicking around…

Cool project!

I designed and fabbed up this aluminum plate that spans the gage pod screws (outboard of the gages) to the underside of the dash pad. VERY secure, and as you can see, another gage (or two) could be added, switches maybe, and a large mount work fine. I run a Garmin Marine GPS on the other side of...

That green garden hose meter is one I use for filling (and other uses) that I thought might work. It could be placed in-line easily enough, and inexpensive (and small) enough to carry a spare. But I like the KUS America option, and that works well in my particular tank, with a top fill opening...